Featured moment
The Beatles Release "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The revolutionary concept album elevated pop music to high art and soundtracked the Summer of Love.
The Summer of Love.
Sgt. Pepper changed music, a new counterculture bloomed in San Francisco, and the first heart transplant was performed.
The Cost of Living in 1967
Gallon of Gas
$0.33
Loaf of Bread
$0.22
Gallon of Milk
$1.16
World Population
3.48 billion
Featured moment
The Summer of Love
Over 100,000 people converged in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, defining the hippie counterculture.
Featured moment
First Successful Heart Transplant
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant in South Africa.
The wider picture
More from 1967
A few more things worth remembering.
World Events
Six-Day War
Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and Golan Heights.
Sports
First Super Bowl Played
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game.
Cinema & TV
The Graduate Released
Mike Nichols's film captured youth disillusionment and made Dustin Hoffman a star.
Music
Jimi Hendrix Burns His Guitar
Hendrix famously set his Stratocaster on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival, cementing his legendary status.
Technology
First ATM Installed
The first automated teller machine went into service at a Barclays bank in London.
You arrivedin 1967.
The longer view
This was only the opening scene.
Follow the world as it changed around you, from 1967 to today.